Paraguay economy don show say e dey strong well-well for 2025 as e grow reach 6.6%, na di highest wey dem see for 12 years. Di Central Bank of Paraguay tok say all di major sectors like agriculture, power generation, services, and construction all contribute to dis growth. Even though analysts dem predict say e go be 5.8%, di real figure don pass am.
For sports side, di Brazil Under-20 National Team friendly matches against Paraguay dey pull crowd for São Paulo. Di first match wey go hold for Martins Pereira Stadium for São José dos Campos don sell about half of di tickets wey dem make available. Di Gold Section don finish sell, but tickets still dey for di stands. Di match go hold on Saturday 28th March 2026 by 7 p.m., and gate go open by 5 p.m.
Di second match go hold for Canindé Stadium for São Paulo on Tuesday 31st March 2026 by 4 p.m. For dis match, dem go make 8,005 tickets available. Di numbered seats go cost R$ 60 full price and R$ 30 half-price, while di stands go cost R$ 40 full price and R$ 20 half-price. Gate go open by 2 p.m. for di match.
Fans wey wan buy ticket for di first match fit go to Bilheteria Digital website. For di social half-price ticket, fans must bring 1 kg of non-perishable food to di stadium. All di food wey dem collect go go to Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, one charitable organization wey dey run di sports project Fome de Bola.
For Martins Pereira Stadium, dem no go allow some things inside. Dem include firearms, bladed weapons, newspapers, magazines, and rolls of paper of any kind. Balloons, glass cups and bottles, beverages for cans, bottles, or squeezes no go enter. Fireworks and noise-making pyrotechnics of any kind, lighters, flags with poles and/or staffs without authorization no go allowed.
Alcoholic beverages, toxic substances, selfie sticks, hats, and drones no go enter. Musical instruments without authorization (including plastic ones) no go allowed. Any object wey fit cause risk to di public, like padded seats and whole fruit (oranges, apples, pears, etc.) no go enter. Umbrellas, motorcycle helmets, and metallic hair accessories wey di shape or size fit cause injury no go allowed. Shirts of teams or national teams wey no be Brazil or Paraguay no go enter. Oda materials wey di Police Commanding Officer say no go allowed no go enter.
For Morocco side, FIFA don approve make dem add seven more players to di national team dis month. Di total number of eligibility switches don reach 16 since last March as di 2022 World Cup semifinalist dey continue to build im squad for future tournaments. Di latest additions include Fulham defender Issa Diop and Ajax midfielder Rayane Bounida, wey join five oda young players wey dey switch from European youth teams.
Di 29-year-old Diop before don represent France for youth and under-21 levels, while Bounida be among six players wey age 20 or under wey dey change dia eligibility to Morocco after playing youth games for Belgium or di Netherlands. All di players get direct family ties to Morocco, wey make dem fit change national eligibility under FIFA rules. Di switches dey typically permitted when players never appear for senior competitive game for di first country wey dem represent.
Diop and Bounida don enter coach Mohamed Ouahbi im squad for World Cup warmup games against Ecuador for Friday for Madrid and Paraguay for Tuesday for Lens, France. Di Morocco soccer federation, wey Fouzi Lekjaa dey lead, don actively recruit players from di diaspora for Europe. Dis strategy contribute to di team im historic performance for di 2022 World Cup for Qatar, where Morocco become di first African nation to reach di semifinals. Dat squad include Hakim Ziyech and Sofyan Amrabat, both former Netherlands youth internationals.
Di eligibility changes wey FIFA approve for March include Bounida and Genk midfielder Saif Eddien Lazar, wey before don represent Belgium. Players wey switch from di Netherlands include PSV Eindhoven im Benjamin Khaderi and Sami Bouhoudane, both 18, along with Utrecht defender Oualid Agougil, 20, and Feyenoord im Ayoud Ouarghi, 18. FIFA don approve nine additional players wey change eligibility between March and December last year from France, Belgium, di Netherlands and Norway.
Morocco dey group with Brazil, Scotland and Haiti for di 2026 World Cup for North America, with games wey dem schedule near New York, Boston and for Atlanta. Di nation go receive direct entry to di 2030 tournament as co-host with Spain and Portugal, wey go also feature single games for Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
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